The former second-round pick appeared to be in huge pain, especially when New England’s medical staff manipulated the injured area. That could be another indication that Garoppolo’s chances to be active for Thursday’s game between the 2-0 Patriots and 2-0 Texans are rising.
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“This is kind of great for the New England Patriots and their coaching staff”, said CBS Sports’ Boomer Esiason. Yates, but chose to stick with the status quo at quarterback.
With Tom Brady serving a four-game suspension and Garoppolo injured, the Patriots have not signed another quarterback, fueling speculation that Brissett will start against the Texans. If QB Jacoby Brissett starts, it would be first time New England has started rookie QB since Drew Bledsoe in 1993. The rookie third-round draft pick completed 6 of 9 throws against the Dolphins, nursing what was a 31-3 lead into a 31-24 victory. But he wasn’t present when reporters were at Tuesday’s practice?
And I get that playing through injuries is an important part of football. It’s going to continue to be. I’m just saying that the contrast to that example.
New England has been spoiled for so long with Brady under center and in two games, Garoppolo has played at a very high level.
“He’s been looked at and he’s been treated”, Belichick said. That’s a medical decision. Cassel went on to play for other teams, and even made the playoffs with the Kansas City Chiefs, but overall, his career as a starting quarterback has been underwhelming at best. It will never change. That’s what it’s all driven by. Coach Belichick always has the team prepared for any situation.
When asked about the challenge of preparing Brissett for his potential ascension, at least for a week, Belichick turned the focus to what his entire team has in store. It would depend on a lot of things. He’s a challenging guy because there is not a lot of pro tape on him. You can see it on TV, and obviously it’s really paying off.
“That’s a good duo”, safety Quintin Demps said. “He has improved every day”. “He’s a hard-working kid. We got out there and broke a pretty good sweat”.
“I feel good right now”, Watt said.
“We’ve just got to come together as a team. I don’t think that’s really what we’re trying to do”. We’re into the season. “So we’ll just have to see how all of that goes”. Despite the wins and the team’s uniquely rough injury/suspension situation, they have played well enough to win – but those key absences hasn’t stopped Belichick from evaluating the team as it is.
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Without two of their quarterbacks, things are troublesome for the Patriots as they have to face the Houston Texans on Thursday and they will have difficulty without a quarterback on the team.
